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Definition of Immunosuppressive drug
1. Noun. A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response.
Exact synonyms: Immune Suppressant Drug, Immunosuppressant, Immunosuppressive, Immunosuppressor
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Mercaptopurine, Purinethol, Amethopterin, Methotrexate, Methotrexate Sodium
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Mercaptopurine, Purinethol, Amethopterin, Methotrexate, Methotrexate Sodium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Immunosuppressive Drug
Literary usage of Immunosuppressive drug
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outpatient Immunosuppressive Drugs Under Medicare by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1991)
"Table 18—Estimated US and Medicare Expenditures for Outpatient Immunosuppressive
Drug Therapy, 1988 'Assumes that 100 percent of functioning graft patients ..."
2. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"... the kidney of a deceased, genetically unrelated donor took place, following
the discovery of the effective immunosuppressive drug 6-mercaptopurine. ..."